Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-24
FOREIGN NEWS.
Grand Jubilee Naval Re.
view at Portsmouth.
AN UNSURPASSED SPECTACLE.
One Hundred and Twenty-eight
War Ships in Line, Besides
Lot of Smaller Craft.


Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
PORTSMOUTH, July 23.-Portsmouth
has been thronged for days in antici-
patton of the jubilee naval review
which occurred this afternoon at Spit
head. The crowds were immensely
augmented this morning by the arrival
OF innumerable visitors from all parts
OF the country, who came by special
trains from London and other centers.
Good positions for observing the dis
play were all well occupied, and the
weather coultnot be more favorable.
A TALENTED AssEMBLAGE.
Special trains brought from London
the Lords of Admiralty, members Of
the Houses of Lords and Commons
and numbers of representatives OF
foreign legations. Minister Phelps
travelled in special saloon coach
accompanied by his wife and Mrs.
Loomis.
In the same coach with the Ameri-
can Minister were Robert M.
Lane, Minister to France; Jabez
L. M. Curry, Minister to
Spain; Henry White, second
Secretary, American Legation at Lon
don, and his wife; Lieut.. Chadwick,
naval attache OF the American Lega-
ton, and Mrs. Chadwick Lieutenant
Buckingham, naval attache American
Legation at Paris, and Mrs. Bucking-
ham; Thomas M. Waller, United
States Consul General at London JOS.
K. Hawley and Senator Frye. Levi
p. Morton and family were aboard a
private yacht. August Jay, second
Secretary American Legation at Paris !;
Chester A. Arthur, Mrs. Frank Leslie
and Mr.. Logan Root were also afloat
aboard different crafts. w. X. Van
derbilt's yacht Alaska was conspicu-
GUS in the marine procession to Spit
head, and was beautifully decorated
with flags. The scene at Portsmouth
was one of extreme animation. The
crowds afloat and ashore were enor-
nous.
OPENING SCENES.
The iirst troop ships to arrive with
guests were two huge Indian liners
from southampton which excited
much admiration, and they were
quickly followed by others. Numer-
Gus large steamers afforded the gener-
al public an opportunity to witness
the review from the sea. The vessels
participating in the pageant as para
1ers numbered 128, and included three
squadrons of ironclads and cruisers
aggregating thirty-four vessels, severn
ty-five torpedo boats, six training boats
md thirteen troop ships. The gum
boats and iron defense ships were di-
yided into five fleets, and besides these
I2S ships under drill there were
he Imperial and Indian troop ships
appointed to carry distinguished WISH
ors and the small vessels and dock
iard craft. The war ships were drawn
lp in four lines facing up the channel,
he starboard column being opposite
he Isle of Wighs, and the port column
,ff Portsmouth. The ships were sta
ioned two cables apart and tlotillas
we're arranged in double columns be-
ween the port column OF the ironclads
md the main land, ahe troopships be-
ng placed in a single column between
he starboord line and the Isle OF
Wight. This made four lines of YES
els on one side of the channel and
hree on the other, extending from
80 th-sea Castle to the Rye shore, a
,hore distance of over two miles.
ALL READY
Just before O'Clock the naval YES
els were alEin place, their decorations
ully flung, and their crews in their
.oliday posts. The event OF the day
vas glorious in the extreme. Probably
10 such fleet was ever seen before.
Nelson's old ship, the ViGtory, was a
object, and the old boat
mounted gun and joined in the salute
o the Queen shortly after 2 B- NJ.
When order was perceptible on the
water, the Euphrates, Crocodile and
proceeded to the westward OF
he Osborne end and stood in readiness
o escort the royal yachts when the
Queen embarked at 3 p. NJ. to raylew
he feet.
THE QUEEN STARTS.
The Queen. left Osborne House q
ew minutes before and went aboard
he royal yacht Victoria and Albert.
Her Majesty left the buoy'in Osborne
Bay promptly at o'clcek, and was
preceded by the Trinity yacht and
followed by the royal yachts Osborne
and Alberta. and the ships Enehant-
ress. Helieon, Euphratss, Crocodile
and Malabar. The procession pro-
ceeded straight to its destination, and
passed between the lines, leaving the
coast defense ships and torpedo
boats ON the port hand. After pro-
ceeding az far as Horse. Elbow buoy,
the Victoria and Alberb turned to the
starboard and passed between the two
columns OF large ships. forming the A..
B. C. Squadrons. as Her Majesty
passed Through the lines of these end
less war-ships, each yard being
manned with brawpy tars, cheer after
cheer was sent up from the lusty
crews to greet their sovereign, but it
was not until the Queen had gone be-
tween the double lines that the great
cannon of the big ships began 10
thunder forth
A ROYAL SALUTE
with roar that caused the vessels to
roll and the sea to increase its heaving